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Recognised as Colour

#522FDD

  • #522FDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#522FDD is a blue with RGB values 82, 47, 221 and HSL 252°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#522FDD#522FDD
HEX#522FDD
RGBrgb(82, 47, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1843, 0.8667
RGB percentages32.2%, 18.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(252.1, 71.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 78.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK62.9%, 78.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,386,205
CSS custom property--colour: #522FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#ADD022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Medium blue · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 27.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADD2F
Analogous#2F63DD, #A92FDD
Triadic#DD522F, #2FDD52
Split complementary#DDA92F, #63DD2F
Tetradic#DD2F63, #BADD2F, #2FDDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DEFA
Lighter +30%#BFB3F2
Lighter +20%#9B87EB
Lighter +10%#765BE4
Darker −10%#3E1EBB
Darker −20%#2F178F
Darker −30%#211063
Darker −40%#120937
More saturated +25%#4011FB
Less saturated −25%#644DBF

Channel breakdown

R82
G47
B221
Red82 (32.2%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue252.07°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2F · B DD

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